Fortitude Valley
Valley set to host live theatre and street music
Tony Moore Talks are underway for a new live theatre venue in Fortitude Valley.
Redesign will rid Valley mall of clutter
Tony Moore Brisbane’s lord mayor Graham Quirk this morning unveils plans for a $4 million revamp of the Fortitude Valley Mall.
Cathedral Place fire an accident, investigation suggests
Marissa Calligeros A fire that tore through an inner Brisbane apartment complex, leaving hundreds of people temporarily homeless, started accidentally, according to investigators.
Brunswick Street Mall to lose grungy image
Tony Moore Brisbane's grunge centre of the 1980s and 1990s – Fortitude Valley's Brunswick Street Mall – is set to get a $4 million makeover that will shake off its shabby image.
Brisbane to feel the squeeze as Gen Y shuns houses
Marissa Calligeros Expect to see more townhouses pop up in and around Brisbane as the nation's two largest residential developers place medium-density development high on their agenda.
Last drinks for the Drink Safe Precinct program?
Amy Remeikis The future of the state's Drink Safe Precinct program could rest with industry stakeholders.
Have a heart, 'suspend' a coffee
Cameron Atfield The idea of "suspended coffee" for the needy has struck a chord with one South Brisbane cafe owner.
Wasted Lives: Meet Andrew, an educated, white collar professional - and regular drug user
Marissa Calligeros He's a fast-talking, well-educated, young professional from an affluent suburb south of Brisbane.
Mistress says she loved accused killer but relationship was doomed
Marissa Calligeros Woman tells court of "constantly sad" relationship with alleged murderer Gerard Baden-Clay.
Wasted Lives: the lucrative, illicit trade
Marissa Calligeros On a sunny Tuesday morning last November, a cargo ship from Vietnam arrived in Brisbane.
Wrong men convicted of infamous nightclub arson?
Tony Moore Until the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, this Fortitude Valley street corner was the site of Australia's worst mass murder, the March 8, 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing.
Traffic may return to Brunswick Street Mall
Tony Moore Brisbane's Brunswick Street Mall could be re-opened to day traffic by June, according to Fortitude Valley's main business group.
Deserted alley could become vibrant Valley laneway
Marissa Calligeros Local developer Charlie Apostolos has strengthened his resolve to foster a vibrant laneway culture in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley with an application to revitalise another abandoned back alley.
Brisbane Live at Work: Tuesday, January 29
As flood waters swell throughout Brisbane, the city relives the horrors of 2011.
Road closure updates
Phil Lutton Road closure update
Brisbane Live: Monday, January 28
All the latest news on the wild weather hitting southeast Queensland, and more.
Public transport update: Wednesday, January 30
Here's the public transport situation this Wednesday afternoon, January 30:
The three Rs: Reading, writing and real estate
Natalie Bochenski The state government has pledged to reinvest any proceeds from school sales back into the education sector in response to union fears at least five southeast Queensland primary schools could be at...
